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Williams-Sonoma CEO to Retire
January 28, 2010

Williams-Sonoma Inc. announced that its Chairman and CEO W. Howard Lester will retire on May 26, 2010, during the annual company shareholders' meeting. He will also retire as a member of the board, and will have the title of chairman emeritus. Lester will provide consulting and advisory services in order to assist with the transition to a new CEO. The board intends to appoint Laura J. Alber as the company’s CEO. She has served as the company’s president since July 2006, and served as president, Pottery Barn Brands, from 2002-2006.

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Video: Inside JCPenney’s Manhattan Mall Store
DDI visited the new JCPenney department store at Manhattan Mall in New York and spoke with store manager Joe Cardamone. Below is video of that conversation paired with a walk-through tour of the new store. For more on the JCPenney store, look out for DDI's November/December issue mailing out at the end of November.



 
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